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Post# 597578 5/19/2012 at 17:13 (369 days old) by paulg  (My sweet home... Chicago) |
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  I am a sucker for new-old-stock gadgets. Well I ended up with the BACONER while estate saleing today.
Don't have a pix handy. Oh well, you know what it is. The instructions were missing. Do you keep the doors open or closed when baconing? I also ended up with the music for the Liechensteiner Polka. Bacon and Polka anyone?? Any info on the use of this device is welcome. | ||
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| Post# 597605 , Reply# 1 5/19/2012 at 19:39 (369 days old) by arbilab (Ft Worth TX (Ridglea)) | ||
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I've never seen a Westinghouse baconer. Guess dad figured we didn't need one, we had an electric skillet. Whose version of Liechtensteiner is it? | ||
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Post# 597610 , Reply# 2 5/19/2012 at 20:37 (369 days old) by xraytech (S.W. Pennsylvania, near Pittsb) |
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| Post# 597636 , Reply# 3 5/19/2012 at 22:09 (369 days old) by arbilab (Ft Worth TX (Ridglea)) | ||
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Yah, das ist die Liechstensteiner polka, mein schatz...... | ||
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Post# 597642 , Reply# 4 5/19/2012 at 22:40 (369 days old) by Launderess (La Pomme Grande) |
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Post# 597643 , Reply# 5 5/19/2012 at 22:46 (369 days old) by Launderess (La Pomme Grande) |
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Actually in pig farming is the name given to pigs killed at about 80kg used for ham and bacon.
One has no idea if Westhinghouse knew that bit of information. Posted on Chowhound.com " I never owned one, but back in the '70s, Westinghouse marketed the "Baconer"--a countertop electric gadget about the size of a large toaster that could only cook bacon because of its quirky design. When Consumer Reports tested it, they noted that the amount of bacon grease that accumulated in the bottom of this thing could cause a fire after cooking a relatively small amount of bacon. Just what everyone needed--a space-grabbing one-use appliance that was also a fire hazard!" CLICK HERE TO GO TO Launderess's LINK | ||
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Post# 597735 , Reply# 6 5/20/2012 at 09:20 (369 days old) by paulg (My sweet home... Chicago) |
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Glad to hear the unit was considered a potential fire hazard by Consumer Reports. I'm going to look up that report for sure.
Don't know if I've mentioned this, but my job requires I evaluate consumer product safety issues. This unit is PERFECT for me! I may give it a spin but I'll have the fire extinguisher ready! It won't get regular use but it'll make a great conversation piece. Or maybe I'll give it to a friend who has a forensic lab. He might appreciate it.. The Liechtensteiner Polka I ended up with is by Edmund Kotscher and Rudi Lindt. Forgive the missing umlauts. Published by Minerva-Music. Enjoy polkaing and remember... NICHT ZU SCHNELL! | ||
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Post# 597909 , Reply# 7 5/21/2012 at 05:31 (368 days old) by kenmore58 (Rhode Island) |
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 Paul,
I grew up with one of the Westinghouse Baconers; and, of course, had to find one of my own. I picked one up a few years ago, and frankly was disappointed after I used it. To answer your question, though, yes, the doors or covers, whatever they are, are closed while cooking the bacon. As far as a fire hazard, we used it for years and never had a problem. Hope this helps. Ron | ||
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Post# 597927 , Reply# 8 5/21/2012 at 07:34 (368 days old) by 112561 (River Park, in Port St. Lucie, Florida) |
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Post# 598083 , Reply# 9 5/21/2012 at 20:17 (367 days old) by Launderess (La Pomme Grande) |
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Had the misfortune of launching the Baconer not very long before the nitrate scare began putting people off bacon in droves. Thus sales that weren't brisk to begin with dropped further off a cliff.
Besides households already had so many other portable choices for making bacon. Stand alone electric fry pans, grills, griddles, convertible waffle irons/griddles, and so forth. Then there was the microwave oven that was fast becoming a part of kitchens in America. Using either paper towels and or special pans one could make bacon inside such ovens without the grease, splatter and clean-up of other methods. Methinks Westinghouse was going for a smaller, faster and perhaps "cooler" version of the old method for cooking bacon; in the oven on a flat pan. So many then and now swear by oven bacon, especially if doing up the stuff for a crowd. | ||
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Post# 598102 , Reply# 10 5/21/2012 at 22:24 (367 days old) by combo52 (Beltsville,Md) |
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 Hi Paul I was always intrigued by this appliance and then a few years ago I found a NIB Hamilton Beach-Scovill Baconer. I think it is the same appliance that you are talking about. I used it a dozen times or more and found it fun to use and effective. To clean I put the sides and the black bottom tray in the DW. I very seldom buy anything but the healthier turkey bacon, but I did try it with the real stuff once or twice. I can't imagine it being a fire hazard and it works well. I agree with laundress though if you are cooking for a crowd I just put the bacon on top of a broiler pan and place it in the oven, that way there is no mess as my Thermador oven is not only self-cleaning but vented outdoors. | ||
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Post# 598107 , Reply# 11 5/21/2012 at 22:50 (367 days old) by paulg (My sweet home... Chicago) |
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Thanks for the info. Kitty picture is fun.
We're not big bacon eaters but the notion of a device that drains off (what appears to be) a considerable amount of fat sounds good. I did run its first test today. Cleaned it and cycled it with no bacon load. Boy did it smoke but I expected that. It timed down. All seems well. I've got some old eggs and bacon in the Frigidaire. Maybe I'll set the West Bend egg cooker and the Baconer on its cycles and make deviled eggs. While they do the work I'll read the paper and enjoy being freed of my apron strings! | ||
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Post# 598157 , Reply# 12 5/22/2012 at 07:37 (367 days old) by paulg (My sweet home... Chicago) |
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Post# 598247 , Reply# 13 5/22/2012 at 15:04 (366 days old) by Launderess (La Pomme Grande) |
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